Post by Administrator on Sept 2, 2020 22:12:55 GMT
The main RBL branch that I really follow now is the Paris branch.
This branch fully support the Merchant Navy.
Tomorrow, 3rd September, we will stand still and remember all those brave Merchant Seamen who died during WW1 & WW2. In WW1, approximately 14,661 merchant seamen died as the result of direct attacks in British shipping. In WW2, a staggering 30,248 Merchant Seamen died. This video shows just a small part of what the men from the Merchant Navy ensured during both World Wars. We Will Remember Them.
Royal British Legion - Paris France
Remembering the Merchant Navy during World War 1. By the end of the Great War, more than 3000 British flagged merchant & fishing vessels had been sunk & nearly 15,000 merchant seamen died. In 1915, there was a dangerous escalation in the war at sea for the Mercantile Marines, & all merchant ships risked attack without warning. The title of the Merchant Navy, as the 4th Service, was granted by King George V in recognition of the contribution made by merchant sailors. During the 2nd World War, 4,700 British ships were sunk and more than 29,000 merchant seamen died. Many Merchant Ships were carrying arms, ammunition, horses & vital supplies to the war zones. Lest We Forget.
Royal British Legion - Paris France
This branch fully support the Merchant Navy.
Tomorrow, 3rd September, we will stand still and remember all those brave Merchant Seamen who died during WW1 & WW2. In WW1, approximately 14,661 merchant seamen died as the result of direct attacks in British shipping. In WW2, a staggering 30,248 Merchant Seamen died. This video shows just a small part of what the men from the Merchant Navy ensured during both World Wars. We Will Remember Them.
Royal British Legion - Paris France
Remembering the Merchant Navy during World War 1. By the end of the Great War, more than 3000 British flagged merchant & fishing vessels had been sunk & nearly 15,000 merchant seamen died. In 1915, there was a dangerous escalation in the war at sea for the Mercantile Marines, & all merchant ships risked attack without warning. The title of the Merchant Navy, as the 4th Service, was granted by King George V in recognition of the contribution made by merchant sailors. During the 2nd World War, 4,700 British ships were sunk and more than 29,000 merchant seamen died. Many Merchant Ships were carrying arms, ammunition, horses & vital supplies to the war zones. Lest We Forget.
Royal British Legion - Paris France